Westfriesland 1595 1/2 rijksdaalder
This specimen was lot 31716 in Heritage sale 3107 (Chicago, May 2023), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "Netherlands: West Friesland. Provincial 1/2 Rijksdaalder 1595 AU58 NGC, Hoorn mint. An astonishing, handsome survivor with remarkably expressive portrait of the peasant, the visual appeal further amplified by rich, gunmetal patination occupying the crevices. Rare and very desirable in this condition. From the Coenen Collection." This half "prince's daalder" was struck circa 1586-96 along with a full daalder (Dav-8867) and a rare double rijksdaalder. It varied from other contemporary rijksdaalders in having the unnamed prince (William the Silent) wear a cap. Later rijksdaalders of the seventeenth century show the prince holding the arms of the province (Dav-4842).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.29 g.
Catalog reference: Delm-935, PW-Wf21.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 May 3 - 5 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction #3107, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2023.
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